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TI-2016-09161 Aliases CVE-2016-15041GHSA-c7x4-5776-rm5h

Cross-site scripting in MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies

Priority LOW 34CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The MainWP Dashboard – The Private WordPress Manager for Multiple Website Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘mwp_setup_purchase_username’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01337 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies (mainwp): 3.1.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MainWPMainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agenciesbefore 3.1.33.1.3Patch availableCNA
  • MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies VendorMainWP Affected before 3.1.3 Fixed in 3.1.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mainwp:mainwp_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 3.1.2VulnerableMainWP
  • cpe:2.3:a:mainwp:mainwp_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·MainWP

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA MainWP Dashboard: Self-hosted WordPress Management for Agencies (mainwp) Fixed in 3.1.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-15041
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c7x4-5776-rm5h

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

  • TI-2023-19899 WordPress MainWP Plugin <= 4.4.3.3 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2024-01525 MainWP Dashboard <= 4.6.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via posting_bulk CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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